RIVEKVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL , MINN. 
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Mary, Heavenly Blue, Mrs. F. C. Peters, Dr. Nelson Shook, Longfellow, 
Paul Pfitzer, Charles Dickens, Bill Sowden, Moorish King, Red Lory, 
Margaret Fulton, Salbach’s Pink, Golden Measure, Mrs. F. C. Horn- 
berger, Pride of Wanakah, Catherine Coleman, Crimson Glow, Orange 
Wonder, Pearl of California, and Salbach’s Orchid. 
Veilchenblau is gorgeous when grown from a full-sized bulb. It is 
tall and large with clear violet-blue flowers. It is one of the very finest 
Glads, winning two prizes at the National Show, and winner of first 
prize in the blue class both at the Minnesota Gladiolus Society Show and 
the Minnesota State Fair. Good spikes of Veilchenblau are hard to beat 
in any show, and it will be a great Glad for some time to come. 
Something should be said about commercial cut flower varieties, 
suitable for forcing as well as those grown in the field during the sum¬ 
mer months. The prerequisites of a good cut flower variety are numer¬ 
ous. It must have a good length of stem, flowers not too massive nor 
too large, but should have all the good qualities of a decorative type. A 
self color is preferred over mixed colors, the lighter shades being 
daintier and more often used. Many of our Prim. Grands come under 
this latter class. Such varieties as Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Orange 
Queen, Gold Eagle, Souvenir, Tiffany, La Paloma, A1 Smith, Gloriana, 
Giant Nymph, Apricot Glow, Los Angeles, and Break O’Day. In the 
Grandiflorus class the following are very useful as cut flowers: Capt. 
Boynton, Anna Eberius, Carmen Sylva, Crimson Glow, and E. J. Shaylor. 
Much more could be said about other varieties for the cut flower trade; 
we find that when early, midseason, and late varieties are planted there 
are many other fine ones that may be added to this list. A selection of 
these varieties can be made from the list in the forepart of my report. 
In a rambling way, I have given you a little information which may 
be of interest and of value to you. I have only touched upon those va¬ 
rieties which I know, by close observation, have met with the approval 
of judges and lovers of Glads throughout the country. The modern 
Glads of the summer and early fall gardens are the most popular of 
all flowers. They are valuable to the landscape gardener for the color 
splashes and bedding purposes; to the florists and home decorator as 
the most beautiful and lasting of all garden flowers. The spikes grow¬ 
ing tall and elegant, sturdy and dignified, slender and graceful, and the 
color range absolutely infinite. There is the single spike for the slender 
vase; a corsage for the luncheon guest; an attractive basket for the 
debutante; and a glorious bouquet for your friend. 
Riverview Gardens received many prizes and awards at the shows 
during the season of 1933. Second highest awards were won for 
Commercial Growers in the State Gladiolus Society Show. At the Min¬ 
nesota State Fair, the largest and finest show of commercial growers 
in the Northwest, we were winners of the highest awards. The awards 
received testify as to the quality of our Glad bulbs. These many 
victories record leadership in the growing of healthy, vigorous Gladioli. 
